"This site offers information, resources, news, advice and guidance, inspiring school stories, practical ideas, research reports, how to get support and much, much more."
"We define managed learning environments (MLE) as "the software and digital content that support learning". Whether you just sit on the edge and watch or join the discussion the group 'belongs' to all of us, whether you associate closest with a school, an ICT vendor or the Ministry [of Education in NZ]."
"TKI is a bilingual portal and web community which provides quality-assured educational material for New Zealand teachers, school managers, and the wider education community."
"The ICT Strategic Framework for Education was released for consultation in December 2006 across the whole education sector. Feedback was sought to establish what the priorities and needs are for education organisations in relation to ICT. The feedback will inform the next iteration of the Framework."
Nevertheless, as Nick pointed out, the technology is not the teacher; the technology is the tool or vehicle to enable effective learning. That’s why Nick prefers to call the e-portfolio “the container”.
The NZ Curriculum states, “Schools should explore not only how ICT can supplement traditional ways of teaching, but also how it can open up new and different ways of learning”.
Nick pointed out that it’s not a case of choosing the technology and then fit the teaching; rather, it’s a case of fitting the technology to your learning goals.
you shouldn’t fit your pedagogical goals and process to the technology; you should look for the technology that fits your goals! First, you must plan.
The management of an e-portfolio system
In order to be effective and support the process of student learning, e-portfolios:
Should be embedded into your teaching and learning
Require a high level of access to technology
Require you to set aside time for students to first learn how, and then to actively reflect and give feedback on learning.
"The purpose of the synthesis is to consolidate the international and New Zealand evidence around the emerging knowledge base about how to promote teacher learning in ways that impact on outcomes for the diversity of students in our classrooms."
press release about the allocation of money for expert practitioners and changes in allocating money by the MoE in the next years to aid student achievement and re-think teacher development -> may also mean new ways for use of technology
"Techlink is a site dedicated to Technology teachers, students and all those with an interest in technology education in New Zealand.
Techlink showcases examples of contemporary teaching and learning in Technology and provides curriculum support and encouragement for teachers in their ongoing planning and implementation of classroom programmes."
"Interested in linking your school SMS to the LMS, with data moving automatically between them? Staff from schools, vendors and the Ministry can posting issues, problems, observations, thoughts, insights, possilbe solutions and successes so we all learn quicker and with less pain."
"A space/community to discuss technical issues regarding ICT in schools. The primary purpose is to support each make technical stuff work better for schools. Every day each of us has some problem to solve, a problem that is probably in common to ther members. Why not share the answer? And if you are unable to solve it why not ask others? Welcome."